Germany and Spain open criminal case against Russia
The purpose of this study is to identify possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine
German Federal Prosecutor’s Office during the military intervention in Ukraine Russia allegedly committed by Moscow in connection with war crimes snowhas filed a criminal case.
German Minister of Justice Marco Bushman said in a press release on March 8 that, Evidence of war crimes committed by Germany in Ukraine and will begin to gather evidence.
German prosecutor’s officeflour The criminal case opened by him is called “structural criminal case”.
On March 8, the Spanish prosecutor’s office also launched an investigation into Russia’s violation of humanitarian law in Ukraine.
The purpose of this study is to identify possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
AFP reports that, “Structural criminal cases” do not specifically target any individuals. The purpose of such an investigation is to detect war crimes.
However, the evidence obtained by this study will be available to individuals in the future snowmay be included in the charge.
Germany has such an experience
Der Spiegel writes that, German prosecutors say Russia’s use of cluster bombs in Ukrainian settlements, gas will investigate allegations such as attacks on the pipeline, nuclear waste storage.
Last week, the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken He said there was evidence that Russia had committed “very serious” war crimes in Ukraine.
At the same time, the International Criminal Court in The Hague also sentenced Russia snowhas launched an investigation.
This is also noted that, Germany has previously been involved in crimes in Syriajudgehas hit.
In January, a Syrian officer killed 27 people in Germany and Torture of 4,000 people in Damascus prison according to 10 was sentenced to one year in prison.